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Upanishads · Saubhāgyalakṣmī 1.4
॥
Devanāgarī
अथ वक्त्रत्रयैरङ्गन्यासः । मस्तकलोचनश्रुतिघ्राणवदनकण्ठबाहुद्वयहृदयनाभिगुह्यपायूरुजानुजङ्घेषु श्रीसूक्तैरेव क्रमशो न्यसेत्
Transliteration (IAST)
atha vaktratrayairaṅganyāsaḥ | mastakalocanaśrutighrāṇavadanakaṇṭhabāhudvayahṛdayanābhiguhyapāyūrujānujaṅgheṣu śrīsūktaireva kramaśo nyaset
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SanskritIASTMeaning
अथ वक्त्र-त्रयैः अङ्ग-न्यासःatha vaktra-trayaiḥ aṅga-nyāsaḥthen the imposition by the three faces
मस्तक-लोचन-श्रुति-घ्राण-mastaka-locana-śruti-ghrāṇa-on the head, eyes, ears, nose
वदन-कण्ठ-बाहु-द्वय-vadana-kaṇṭha-bāhu-dvaya-mouth, throat, both arms
हृदय-नाभि-गुह्य-पायु-hṛdaya-nābhi-guhya-pāyu-heart, navel, private parts, anus
ऊरु-जानु-जङ्घेषुūru-jānu-jaṅgheṣuthighs, knees, shins
श्री-सूक्तैः एव क्रमशः न्यसेत्śrī-sūktaiḥ eva kramaśaḥ nyasetby the Śrī-sūkta itself, in order, let him impose
Translation
"Then the imposition by the three faces: on the head, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, throat, both arms, heart, navel, private parts, anus, thighs, knees, and shins — by the Śrī-sūkta itself, in order, let him impose."
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It is worth noting that the list of body parts here is complete, without exception: even the private parts and the anus are named. This detail is ordinary in ritual books, and it is worth saying why it is not carelessness. The purpose of nyāsa, discussed when reading the Dattātreya (1.7), is that no place should be left unoccupied: the whole body is inscribed with the name.
If one were to remove from the list what is considered low, an unoccupied part would remain; and that unoccupied part is precisely what the rite is meant to reach. That is, the completeness of the list is a demand of the very purpose. The Vaiṣṇava side holds exactly this, and its rule on this score is one of its foundational ones.
It does not recognize any part of the body unfit for service; and that the body is used, not arranged, was discussed when reading the Varāha (5.37). Let us add what it draws from this and what distinguishes it from teachings that despise the body. If the whole body is given over, there is no shameful part in it; a part is made shameful not by its position, but by being kept back for oneself.
Hence its practice knows neither mortification of the flesh nor contempt for it; and by its reckoning both are two forms of the same thing — excessive attention to the body.